title: Prospective study of vulvar nevi.
abstract: We report the results of a year-long prospective study to approximate the prevalence of pigmented lesions of the vulva in a gynecology practice. A total of 301 new patients were screened during their routine gynecologic examination. Thirty-one (10.3%) had pigmented lesions in the vulvar region, and an additional six (2%) had diffuse hyperpigmentation. Only seven patients (2.3%) had vulvar nevocytic nevi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rock
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Hood
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015142:Baltimore / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007911:Lentigo / Q000453:epidemiology; D009506:Nevus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*